After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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No one knows who designed the first American Flag.
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The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.
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A WW2 observation pilot, bored of not being in combat, decided to strap 6 bazookas to his plane. He destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles. His name was Lt. Col. Charles Carpenter, aka Bazooka Charlie / The Mad Major.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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In 1918, after the treaty of Versailles (end of WWI), the French Commander-in-chief said "This is not a peace. It is an Armistice for 20 years." 20 years and 65 days later, WWII happened.
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